Chapter 5 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"PLAY BALL!" Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table. She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow. For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling. "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
Chapter 5 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.”
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “"PLAY BALL!"”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.”
-ing form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading “For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"PLAY BALL!"”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.”
In this reading “Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.”
In this reading “"Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading "PLAY BALL!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "PLAY BALL!"
-ing form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
cut with a saw
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a moment she thought that he and Reggie had been quarreling.
a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
From this reading She stopped short in consternation as she saw the thundercloud on Joe's brow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Joe, what is it?" she asked in alarm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just then Mabel came in with her hands full of flowers that she meant to arrange for the table.
Chapter 5 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King by Lester Chadwick holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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